Bachelor's+10% vs national median1,789 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Purdue University
Ranked 56th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,711
middle 50%: $27,652 – $50,414
Median · 5 years out
$53,500
middle 50%: $39,038 – $69,980
Median · 10 years out
$63,956
middle 50%: $45,936 – $89,748
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Purdue University visual and performing arts graduates earn a median $38,711 initially. Median salaries reach $63,956 by the tenth year.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,055 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$53,793 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southmost College
$53,664 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$53,601 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$53,583 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$53,536 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$53,431 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$53,426 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$53,094 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$52,945 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$52,858 · 5 yrs out
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$219,424 · 5 yrs out
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